Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-05

ously, Shortly after stopping
one shot was fired. We weren't detained
over fifteen minutes, and the thing was
done so smoothly the passengers scarcely
realized it. The train was tagged.
Looking out of the car SIS we moved of,
saw five men, four on foot and one
mounted, not fifty feet of. 1t was grow
ing too dark to see their features or 20
note now hey We-s DIES L..
The one on horseback rode
s grsy animal and held q bag in his
hands that had the stolen money.
NOT MUCH FROM UNCLE SAM.
In the mail car were X. 7. Skies and
r. Griffith, pair of newly married postal
clerks. Grifliu's entrance into the Bene-
diCtine ranks, only dating back for g
happy fortnight. 1t wGs the thought, no
doubt, of the grief in which
his bride. would be plunged, should
anything serious happen that made him
say to the disguised and dissolute looking
bandit that entered their car: "Sir,
have only been married two weeks, and
hope you won't do US any injury" With
out deigning him 4 reply, but holding 8
WiCked-lCOking siX.shoOter in q threaten
ing way, the william ordered Griffin to
open up his sacks. The latter, VINO had
been in two or three former
robberies, ard was getting
somewhat used to such episodes, smil-
ingly proceeded to obey orders, but ne
took good care to open Only those sacks
that had no registered packages within.
The rObber grew impatient and said,
"Wel, give me whatever you've got"
and when Griffin turned him over three
To- rs IN vi
ETY. he accepted them without thanks
and departed in the same informal man
ner in which he entered.
SOME SMALL TALK.
This performance was not entirely de-
void of conversation. Griffin and his col
league had tum5led to what was coming,
and made some rather hasty efforts at
conCealiDg personal property. Skies, in
the excitement of the moment, after hid
ing his fine gold watch in four places,
faally put il in paper bag, where the
eagle eye Of the ro5ber Gall train robbers
have eGgle eyes, lit On it ere he had been
IL their company hGlfa minute. "rhat is
a very careless way you have of hiding
your stuff" ne remarked, taking up the
watch, but Immediately giving it back to
its sstOunded owner. Griffin had 80 in
CASH in @ pocket book, which he concealed
to somewhat better purpose.
"Reminds me of the Gordon affair.""
said Skies, IS the rob5er fitted out into
the darkness, "and believe that's one Of
the identical rasGals who was INTO that.
Notice tha5 wicked look in his eye?"
Gan scOuIdrels look wicked" seid
Griffin, proceeding to put the scattered
packages back Into the pouches, "but
this thing is growing iearfully mo
notOnOus"
on THEIR TRACK.
AS soon as the news of the GffairTeaChed
Fort Worth, little past O'Clock, q posse
of eight men under Sheriff Shipp went
out on a car to the scene of the robbery.
They were well armed and carried the
three blOOdh0und3 kept by the sheriff at
the county Jail. A little later 8 larger
band of policemen, deputy sheriffS and
Farmer, went out on horseback, taking a
northern course, with view to heading
the robbers off, should they fee in that
direction. At present it is safe to say
that fifty eager men are Scout
ing the country. A little before
midnight a messenger from the
Sheriff's party came in saying that the
dogs had taken the robbers trail readily,
and when he left were in full pursuit
along the creek bottoms towards the
north.
It's considered highly probable that
the entire gang will be captured before
Sundays sun goes down. They did not
have at the utmost over three hours
start.